We Found a Stolen F40! 

“Basically we were gonna have to stage a takedown” *VIN Wiki music plays*

6:32 You had to hire a bannister? Not sure that a handrail is going to help much in this situation 😂

So what prison does the italian mechanic reside at?

Love the stories!!! You present them so well.

What happened to the mechanic who sold it the first time?

Oh we definitely need a part two, man. Great story!

You re the best story teller ever!! Genius

Man that is sad that 15K is high mileage for a Carrera GT. Hopefully there's at least one being truly enjoyed outside of a garage somewhere

I get so excited when I get the notification of a new video. Great stories! Catch you on the next one.

Hi John, any thoughts on doing a story on the stolen F50 from Algar Ferrari that was recovered & then totaled by the FBI?

Lawyers who act in a UK High Court are Barristers, not bannisters. But great video.

Love hearing all of your interesting car stories, great channel!

Thanks for sharing another Epic Story with us John! Take care and as always, my Best to you and your Family! ❤🙏🙏🙏❤

I love listening to your stories!

I am surprised this channel does not have 100k subs by now. Great job!

thought Orlando Bloom was talking about cars, friend, you look like him a lot and great video and story great content on this channel

Great story thank you for sharing.

Love the videos of the cars and especially the stories behind them, Going to try and get back over to Miami again soon and swing by. Keep it going

Love your stories !!

Wow, this story should be shared through all platforms

Great story man keep them coming lol

Great video

Great story, it would be nice to have some more details on how you actually ended up finding the car in Italy and how you found out the mechanic stole it.

I love hearing stories like this John!

Keep Going!!!

Funny how the story has changed over the years. What a load of BS. From Fchat when the car was for sale in the UK ; "John Temerian Jan 14, 2010 This is not Linders car. I know the car personally. The car was originally here in Florida and is owned by a good friend of mine. The car was sent over to Italy and England to be rebuilt to LM/GTE specs at the owners wish. The car was destined to come back to Florida but the owner has a new project that has captured his interest. If someone is interested I can put you directly in touch with the owner. Best, John T"

This should put the algorithm to work. Good one

This guy has an amazing family history with exotic cars. Search his retro vids to the factorys circa 80s 90s

the channel for the greatest stories

Really good...enjoy it!

Unsatisfactory ending 😭😭 justice system around the world is so backwards

6:32 You hired a bannister? ROFLMFAO. That is one of the funniest things I've heard recently. I didn't even know those could be rented. 😂

Hey where can I get that song? Seems like a different version of Hell & Back by Tyler James

This is a good looking car. Love the way it looks

Sort of...sort of...”Bannisters” LOL

Is that the F40 that was up for sale in Newport Beach, CA?

Can you get Jas to talk about the Algar F50.

I’m thinking either HR Owen or Joe Macari.

Whats the last 6 of the Vin #?

Awesome looking F40...........!

I love this channel

I would of stole it back and brought it back to the US.

I don’t think we heard the entire story. I think they had a problem with the salvaged title. That’s why it was just “settled”.

Nice!

I hope a collector purchases the car and donates it to Curated.

So all of that and the owner basically got nothing. That’s terrible

Editing in a few photos of the action here n there woulda been nice but cool story

Do u think u can get the Brunei Supercars??

You’ve just devalued the car massively 🤣

All of his friends are dear friends apparently

Anyone ever try to get any cars from the sultan of Brunei?? So many f40s 1 off amg cars so many 1 off Ferraris lambos etc and so on. He had a love for 6.0 liter amg engines especially it seemed like

I'd love to imagine, that that "trusted mechanic" involuntarily disappeared, or at least ended up with a couple broken kneecaps...

F for him

“Found.”

This should be on VINwiki

This story makes no sense. He says "Right before completion the car was stolen" but it was rebuilt from a bare chassis in the UK. According to this tale the damaged car was stolen in the US, exported to Italy and only then moved to the UK, where it was rebuilt. The repaired car was sold nearly 10 years ago in accordance with a court order which specified the claimant, presumably this guy's friend, owned 45% and a third party 55%. I guess some artistic license makes for a better story. (ps American's don't have different rights in a UK court to anyone else, that's total nonsense, unless he did actually hire a banister)

How to get a Ferrari f40 for half price 101

DK Engineering loves their stolen F40s!

I imagine that if that F40 was shipped back into the US he could claim it. I believe that any vehicle in a shipping container in a port gets its VIN checked to make sure it’s not stolen.

When I was Jr High School there was F40 on a trailer and that was always covered at an apartment complex. I live in East L.A., I am almost guaranteed that one was stolen too! 🤷🏽‍♂️

yay

Love it

I thought he was gonna say his friend calls up and says hey my Ferrari is right here!!!

I don't get it...you had ownership of this vehicle, and then what happened?????

So...WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC WHO STOLE THE CAR AND EXPORTED IT???? C'mon, John, don't leave us hanging!!!

Could we get a story of what ever happened to the zonda roadster

I’ll be reaching out to you hopefully sooner than later for an F40.

So his friend never got the car back and was just given 160k? Damn I'd be effing livid.

but but....where is it now???

Imagine stealing an f40 and getting away with it.

Gone in 60 min’s!

What a dbag. I wish I was a multimillionaire. I would track it down, buy it, then donate it to the rightful owner. Such a sad story ending that he lost it. Doesnt seem right since it was illegally stolen. Hopefully the mechanic faced punishment tho

Hopefully, you can somehow get the car back to your friend. Who knows what impact telling the story on your channel will have.

In UK law if you buy something in good faith its yours, any other issue is a civil matter with the seller, you wouldn't normally surrender the car unless its identity had been tampered with in which case it gets crushed.

If you can't beat 'em, ruin 'em! Nice!

Yeaaahhh he definitely didn't drive that Carrera GT like you would a minivan. Had me thinking that car had over 100k miles. I doubt there's any soccer mom vans with only 15k

8:11 "VIN number"... a bit redudentent wouldn't you say. Maybe say "VIN tag" if you are adding the word "Number" for the listeners sake. Love the show. 👍

Barristers bro

Sorry for your friend. In this situation money is not problem. The real problem was losing the car with this way and they gave you nothing against it. Also I wanna know what's this mechanic doing right now?

So wait... It's been resold to the US ? If so wouldn't it be retrievable under established precedent & US laws of stolen property ?

Was any action taken against the mechanic?

I feel sorry for UK's car enthusiasts. Loosing $150k on a car, 40% profit margin tax, bad roads, insurance costs, ect.

I would have paid someone to firebomb that dealer

Is this the guy from CollegeHumor?

Thank God. It’s mine. Here is my address. 🤣

So I think I just watched a video where some kid captured this car and Greenwich Connecticut had a New York license plate

Is this about the dude that totaled the gamballa and couple other great cars?

If it was my car being stolen and shipped out of the country I would went to the UK and took the car by force and had it back on United States soil before anyone could of done anything. I am a retired Air Force aviator and I have a few high school buddies who are retired navy seals and ex blackwater employees. That would of been a fun 3 day project that my buddies would of jumped at to do just for the thrill and to remember the good old days. I would of used a rented herc or a L-100 to transport the vehicle and assault team. That would actually be an extremely fun extraction to plan. For the hassle I would took an extra car or two from that UK dealer to cover the cost of the mission. Maybe I need start a car recovery merc service because these are not isolated incidents. The hardest part of a mission like that would be the fabrication of the cover to have a valid reason for the aircraft to enter UK airspace and land. It wouldn't be too hard to figure out a cover story.

Hey!

Why hire a " BANNISTER "( Handrail for stairs ) I don't think that would help you very much in court... I think he might be better off hiring a " BARRISTER " Lol :) Great story though.....

justin timberlake into cars and cookies now

Scotland Yard 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

family issues=divorce 😂😂😂😂

Wish you could give my Eulogy.

Subtitles in Spanish please we would like to hear your stories about cars

Story Time.

Bannister?

Why not mention names? Bad business practices should never be hidden. Freedom of speech. Are you worried about an international defamation lawsuit? For something they clearly were in the wrong?

Bannister? Hee, hee...

Why would the mechanic have the title to the car?